re: After giving Promet[h]eus a shot on cable (Posted on 4/9/13 at 9:57 pm to Carson123987)

She was unecessary and shouldn't have been in the movie. Guy pierce, yeah bad call. Hated the shoehorned alien

Don't mind the lingering questions about the engineers, hate how the ooz functioned inconsistently without a clear explanation as to what the frick it is and does

Still, visual flair. High production values, Michael Fassbender gives a great performance. Noomi rapace is excellent and all of the people shitting on it will probably say that they like John carter, immediately invalidating their opinion on science fiction.

re: After giving Promet[h]eus a shot on cable (Posted on 4/9/13 at 9:59 pm to Carson123987)

What do you expect when Mr. F is the expedition leader?

I wish Idris would have had a bigger part, and less from the two idiot guys. But overall I enjoyed it more than expected. I like the way they handled the mythology, and I liked the trajectory of the very end.

re: After giving Promet[h]eus a shot on cable (Posted on 4/9/13 at 10:21 pm to PowerTool)

I had mixed feelings about it when I saw it in theaters. Watched it a second time on Netflix and I liked it quite a bit. I love sci fi films tho and there's a lot of shitty ones, this definitely isn't one of them IMO.

re: After giving Promet[h]eus a shot on cable (Posted on 4/9/13 at 11:06 pm to Backinthe615)

quote:Disliked: Charleze's dumb, whispery acting.

She's a great actress, but as I've said before, this part must have been created for her, just because she had pull in Hollywood. Take it away, and the movie doesn't change at all.

Given that alone, the movie is a huge failure. Given all of the expectations going in, combined with the unfortunate connection to the Alien travesty, the movie counts as a crime against humanity.

But that's the elephant in the room. No one is going to suggest that taking Theron completely out of the movie would have made it better, but it would have - made it "good" in my case, "better" in yours.

So yeah, a self-important lesbian chick ruined this movie with her career ambition. That's awesome for her pocketbook, shitty for the rest of humanity, specifically the small niche of which still likes art.

quote:There’s really no denying that Weyland is referring to Eldon Tyrell, whose Tyrell Corporation created synthetic people and implanted them with false memories. Need a more on-the-nose reference? Tyrell’s building was built in the shape of a pyramid and overlooked the City of Angels.

This could mean one of two things: Nothing at all; just a fun little tie-in for fans of both films (which would be a bummer), or Sir Ridley has interesting plans for his reported ‘Blade Runner’ sequel. The original ‘Blade Runner’ takes place in 2019, ‘Prometheus’ in 2089. Could we be seeing a cameo – or more – from Pearce sans old-age make-up in Scott’s ‘Blade Runner 2'? Is an even more substantial connection being forged between both movie universes?